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This Game Rolls

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Sega Rally is in high gear all the while you play it. The graphics are very smooth and they paid attention to detail even down to rolling wheels and mud puddles. The multiyplayer rocks the single player is a lot of fun too. This game esily ranks as one of the best games for DC yet.

Lacks the depth of Gran Torismo, but is still a good racer

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 25, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Sega Rally 2 is a perfect conversion of the arcade game on the Dreamcast, and there's also plenty of extras to keep you busy. Additional tracks, more cars to choose from, and the ability to customize your selected car add replay value. Keep in mind however, that Sega Rally 2 was originally designed with arcade play in mind. That means that it never approaches the depth of Sony's Gran Turismo games, and it's geared torward those who just like to pick up the controller and go. My only gripe is with the ridiculous difficulty of the game in the 10 year races mode. In some of the later tracks, you have to execute the race flawlessly in order to even get a decent rank. This gets extremely annoying, because you have to beat them in order to unlock all of the cars. Oh yeah, there's also some slowdown here and there. The game seems to switch framerate speeds in the middle of the action, but this can be fixed considerably with the 60 fps code (it removes effects like mud and water sprays to boost the game speed). If you are waiting for a racer with alot of depth to come out on the Dreamcast, you may want to pass this one up. If you just want a quick racing fix though, Sega Rally 2 should be enough to satisfy you.

Reviewers in General...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

For once can nobody compare every racing game to Gran Turismo. This isn't Gran Turismo, it's Sega Rally. This is an arcade racing game, not a driving sim. Two entire different types of racers. Even experts do it, I'm tired of it. A certain gamespot reviewer compared MSR to Gran Turismo when they're both trying to be two entirely different racing games. Stop it you morons!

Oh yeah despite a lower framerate then it's arcade version and horrible two-player mode Sega Rally Championship follows in the original's footsteps of having the best gameplay of any arcade raver to ever come out. Yes, better then ridge racer. Learn the controls and courses and you WILL love this game.

Seems good at first, but...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Some things are really good. Driving at night through the snow looks gorgeous, but there's a kind of strobe effect as the lights move over the snow that made me feel queasy after quite a short time.

I didn't think, even after quite a bit of practice, that the cars handle too well. Perhaps it would be better with a wheel.

And it's too easy to stay on the track: when you crash, nothing much happens, no matter how fast you go. And there's no reverse gear, which is silly.

The more you look at it, the more disappointing it gets. Water splashes are very odd looking, and in replay, the cars look simply awful: The Colin McRae Rally I had for PC a few years ago was much better in this respect. You probably won't want to watch replays on this.

Very fun, pretty involved...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If you like racing, this would be one to get. Although, you gotta be pretty good. Unlike almost every other racing game, with this one you actually need to use you brakes. I think there are about 7 or 8 cars when you start out. There aren't that many tracks, but you gotta start out on the easy ones anyway. Well, if ya got some money, I'd say pull the old credit card out right now and buy it.

This game was a blast

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game not knowing what to expect. This game blew my expectations away. I love this game not only is it fun to race friends in the multi-player mode and beat them. But this game is great solo. You can unlock new and better cars, determined on the placing and scores you get. This game is by far one of the best rally games I've played. It was AWESOME.

Entertaining

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Sega Rally 2 is perhaps the best racing game on the Dreamcast. So if you own the unit, and need a racing game, consider this one first. However, the game could have been made to be a little more enjoyable. First off, because this was a launch game, it could be expected that this would not be the racing game of all racing games. Considering this, its more amazing that such a game still ranks above others of its genre, such as Daytona USA, Sega GT, even Test Drive LeMans. However, the pressures for an on-time release most likely affected some aspects of the game.

Take for instance the arcade mode. To this day i can still not make it past the third level, there is just not enough time. The multiplayer mode is fun, and the replays are dazzling to perceive, however with only one mode it can get pretty boring, pretty fast. The ten year tournament is the real beef of the game, and my only complaint is that the races are a bit short. However the changing weather conditions and the various courses for each area ensure that each race is a new experience. Add to this the excitement of trying to finish first with the hope of unlocking new cars, and you've got great fun.

The cars, alhough there is quite a few, do show a lot of similarity in handling and speed, although some distinction is present which adds to the flavor of the game. The graphics are awesome and I find the vehicle modifications satisfactory. The handling becomes easier as you learn to control the cars. The music is on key, except for the lady singing opera in the snow levels. Its bearable though. Overall this game is a great value. If you buy it, don't stop until you beat it.

Overrated

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: February 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

An okay game, but hyped up too much. It's a decent single player drive, but not much competition or presence of others cars, not-so-hot 2 player mode.

Hmmm....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is not a game that you beat. This is a game that beats you.

Could have been better

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 09, 2000
Author: Amazon User

The game was a disappointment to me and, quite frankly, a waste of my money. If you are considering buying this, I beg of you, rent it first. I sure wish I had. The only reason i give it two stars instead of one is because the graphics are nice. Sega tried to make the replay value high by adding the career mode, but the game is too boring to get too involved with it. Save your money, especially when you have "Crazy Taxi" coming out soon.

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